Synopsis

Oscar-nominated biopic telling the story of Cuban writer Reinaldo Arenas. Following Reinaldo's life from birth to death, it tells of his poverty-stricken childhood, his involvement in the overthrowal of the Batista regime, his discovery of Havana's gay subculture, his arrest, imprisonment, and attempts to escape, and finally his exile and death in New York City. Javier Bardem takes the role of Reinaldo, and Johnny Depp plays his jailor Lieutenant Victor.